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Group size and the free-rider hypothesis: A re-examination of old evidence from churches: Reply to Zaleski and Zech

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This paper replies to the comment by Zaleski and Zech on my Lipford (1995) paper, in which I examined the relationship between free riding and group size. In this reply, I demonstrate that my original estimate is not misspecified because of a scaling problem and argue that the effects of any omitted variables are likely minor, if present.

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  • Lipford, J.W. (1995). Group size and the free-rider hypothesis: An examination of new evidence from churches. Public Choice 83: 291–303.

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  • Zaleski, P.A. and Zech, C.E. (1996). Group size and the free-rider hypothesis: A re-examination of old evidence from churches. Public Choice 88: 407–411.

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  1. Department of Economics and Business Administration, Presbyterian College, 29325, Clinton, SC

    Jody W. Lipford

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Lipford, J.W. Group size and the free-rider hypothesis: A re-examination of old evidence from churches: Reply to Zaleski and Zech. Public Choice 88, 413–416 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153242

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